1.

What is a curriculum model?

A curriculum model is a framework for instructional methods and evaluation criteria.
Curriculum models assist educational institutions with implementation of uniform
standards by providing educators an example from which to teach. Curriculum models
contain strategies, activities, support resources and assessments. They are designed
to provide consistent instructional techniques and predictable student outcomes.
Curriculum models vary in the level of flexibility given to teachers. Some curriculum
models provide teachers detailed scripts to follow. Other models outline principles and
allow teachers to decide how best to apply the principles in the classroom.

2.

What is the Tyler curriculum model?

The Tyler curriculum model, released in 1949, uses children's interests as the focus of
attention in the educational design process. The idea that children learn more
effectively when they are allowed to pursue at least some of their interests is central
to Tyler's philosophy. Tyler's model has four pats, consisting of objectives,
instructional content and strategies, organization of experiences for learning, and
evaluation and assessment.
With regard to objectives, the Tyler model seeks to elucidate the purposes that an
educational institution seeks to accomplish. The content and strategies portion
focuses on the educational experiences that are most likely to accomplish those
particular objectives. This is an important question for curriculum designers because
selecting the right experiences can make all the difference for student engagement.
Choosing the experiences is important, but organizing them is just as important
because fitting them into a scope and sequence that builds on instructional concepts
toward a larger formal assessment is significant. Without proper vertical alignment,
experiences lose some of their meaning over time, at least as they relate to
instructional purposes.
Finally, the assessment and evaluation phase determines the success of the first
three. If assessment reveals that the concepts are not being mastered, then the
curriculum designers have to go back and choose different experiences that, while
matching student interests, are more effective.

3.

What are the similarities and differences between two main curriculum development
models i.e. Tyler and Taba Model?
The two main curriculum development models used in education are the Tyler model
and the Taba model. They are named after the educators who developed them, Ralph
Tyler and Hilda Taba. The intent of the models is to serve educational purposes
with the structure of curriculum. The two models have similarities, but approach
education from different premises. The Tyler model is deductive and works from
a basis of scientific management, with a preference for education
administrators developing the curriculum and having the teachers implement
it. The Taba model instead is inductive, encouraging significant amounts of
input from teachers in creating the curriculum because they are the ones
interacting on a daily basis with students.
The Taba curriculum approach uses seven steps, the first being a diagnosis of needs,
followed by an identification of the objectives and implementation based on those
objectives. The following steps involve organizing the content by the teachers,
selecting the learning experiences, organizing the activities and evaluating the
effectiveness of the curriculum. The Tyler model uses only four steps, with a
statement of the objectives coming first, followed by choosing learning experiences to
attain those objectives, organizing material for effective instruction and, finally,
evaluating the effectiveness and revising ineffective areas